42-1-101 - Part definitions.
42-1-101. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Aeronaut includes aviator, pilot, balloonist, and every other person having any part in the operation of aircraft while in flight;
(2) Aircraft includes balloon, airplane, hydroplane, and every other vehicle used for navigation through the air. A hydroplane, while at rest on water and while being operated on or immediately above water, shall be governed by the rules regarding water navigation; while being operated through the air otherwise than immediately above water, it shall be treated as an aircraft;
(3) Commissioner means the commissioner of transportation;
(4) Department means the department of transportation; and
(5) Passenger includes any person riding in an aircraft but having no part in its operation.
[Acts 1923, ch. 30, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1616a12; Code 1932, § 2716; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 42-101; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 17.]